wabafee@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-28 months agoThe more air conditioners in an area the hotter becomes around it. In turn increasing the demand for AC. Infinite money glitch.message-squaremessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1241arrow-down130
arrow-up1211arrow-down1message-squareThe more air conditioners in an area the hotter becomes around it. In turn increasing the demand for AC. Infinite money glitch.wabafee@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-28 months agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-squareAggressivelyPassive@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·8 months agoCities are already about 5C hotter than the surrounding countryside. Adding this increase on top, means 7.5C. 4OC in the countryside is already bad, 47,5C in the city is deadly for a lot of people. I think you underestimate, how deadly heat can be: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature
minus-squareribboo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoWouldn’t those 2.5C already be included in cities being 5c warmer…?
minus-squareAggressivelyPassive@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoNo, since most cities are not fully air conditioned.
Cities are already about 5C hotter than the surrounding countryside. Adding this increase on top, means 7.5C.
4OC in the countryside is already bad, 47,5C in the city is deadly for a lot of people.
I think you underestimate, how deadly heat can be: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature
Wouldn’t those 2.5C already be included in cities being 5c warmer…?
No, since most cities are not fully air conditioned.